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LOT 2336
Pre-Columbian Anasazi Painted Ceramic Handled Jug
CIRCA 13TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/4 in. (383 grams, 14.5 cm).
With globular body and tapering neck, strap handle to the shoulder, incised circumferential bands at the neck and painted hatching to the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Pre-Columbian Maya Stone Axehead
Pre-Classic Period, circa 500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Lentoid in section with square butt and slightly curved edge. 127 grams, 69 mm
Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.SAI 1; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. Accompanied by an Alan Cherry dealer's information ticket. -
Pre-Columbian Carved Stone Plaque
Circa 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Discoid in plan with raised bae, upper face carved with central hatched panel, radiating hatched arms and chevrons to the spandrels. 3 kg, 22.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Pre-Columbian Black Ware Vessel with Warrior
Chimu Culture, 12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Tall tongue-shaped vessel with four lateral bulbs, splayed base, funicular mouth; reverse with low-relief image of a facing male on a pounced field with arms drawn across the chest, holding a mace; reverse with two triangular pounced panels. 529 grams, 17.4 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
